MANCHESTER, England (CN) — Britain’s main political parties said they will not field candidates in the special election triggered by Nigel Farage’s resignation from Parliament, leaving the far-right Reform UK leader to seek a fresh mandate as he fights scrutiny over his undeclared finances.
Farage announced Tuesday he would resign his seat representing Clacton, a right-leaning coastal constituency in eastern England, saying voters, and not Parliament’s standards watchdog, should decide his political future.
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